The Hackathon: Your Ticket To Disrupt Beijing, Great Prizes, And More

Hackers, are you ready? The Disrupt Beijing Hackathon is almost here. Not only is this our fifth time hosting the Hackathon at TechCrunch Disrupt, but it is our very first time hosting it overseas. The Hackathon has become an incredibly popular event, where hackers of every stripe come together to build cool products and businesses — from funny to useful, from bizarre to essential. The goal of the Hackathon is to push innovation forward.

What’s more, ALL hackers who finish their hacks AND present in the 24-hour allotted time period will get FREE tickets to Disrupt Beijing!

而且, 所有完成并且在24小时中展示所做项目的程序员将获得Disrupt北京大会的免费门票！

We have been lucky enough to receive support from some amazing companies. These companies will be helping hackers by hosting their own API platforms, providing educational workshops, and offering exciting prizes from their own contests. Make sure to check out the contests and prizes below, and make sure to get your ticket soon! It’s our first Hackathon overseas and one you don’t want to miss.

6waves Lolapps is looking for the next killer game in the social/mobile gaming platforms. Up to 3 winning teams could bring home over US $100,000 worth of prizes and win an opportunity to partner with 6waves Lolapps to get their games published globally. Contestants are welcome to use any open-source or licensed technologies to build a demo social game on any mobile or social network platforms. Example API’s and platforms include Tencent, OpenSocial, Facebook, iOS, and Android platforms. Demos or prototypes with built-in social and cross-platform concepts will gain advantage. Demos will be judged based on the following criteria:

– most original creative concept
– highest-level social experience
– best use of cross-platform technologies
– most compelling game design

Tianji, part of the Viadeo network, is the official host of the Beijing Disrupt professional network. Tianji will sponsor a special Professional Social Network prize for the best hack of Tianji’s API. With Tianji’s open API, third party developers can leverage the company’s business social networking platform to create a personalized web experience for their site visitors – ultimately increasing brand awareness, driving revenue and elevating engagement.

Their criteria will be best usage of Tianji’s API, disruptive, and out of the box thinking.

The prizes will be:

– 5000 RMB as first prize
– 3000 RMB for the second prize
– 2000 RMB for the 3rd prize

myGengo’s Human Translation API allows developers to plug quality translation into any application, website or platform. myGengo is supporting efforts to “go global” with a prize for the best myGengo API integration encouraging global outreach and communication. Through this API, developers can access over 3,000 translators around the world, enabling users to publish new content dynamically in multiple languages and attracting a global audience. Free client libraries in popular programming languages are available, as well as a sandbox environment for testing and recommendations for integration.

Demos will be judged based on the following criteria:
– most likely to encourage global growth
– potential for furthering cross-cultural communication
– seamlessness in user-experience and workflow

deCarta will be hosting their location-based services (LBS) APIs for hackers to access during the Hackathon and will be presenting a workshop on how to integrate their mapping tools with new applications. They will have a developer environment (deCarta devzone) open for hackers during the event. If interested, you can register and get information on their APIs here.

Red Pagoda Resources will be helping developers learn about some of the coolest jobs at startups. Founder, Andy Mok, along with being the organizer for our Beijing Disrupt Hackathon, is a talent-hunter for audaciously visionary internet companies in China. When he’s not trolling
Zhongguancun or the Internet for game-changing developers and product managers, he also organizes Startup Weekend Beijing to help developers meet investors as well as talented and like-minded product managers and UI/UX professionals. Make sure to seek him out if you want to discuss opportunities!